DataFlex

Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoMailman
    Variant vStUidls
    Handle hoStUidls
    Variant vEmail
    Handle hoEmail
    Integer iCount
    Integer i
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    // and sending (SMTP) email.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMailMan)) To hoMailman
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoMailman))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoMailman
    End

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    Set ComMailHost Of hoMailman To "pop.example.com"

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    Set ComPopUsername Of hoMailman To "myLogin"
    Set ComPopPassword Of hoMailman To "myPassword"

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringTable)) To hoStUidls
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoStUidls))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoStUidls
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoStUidls to vStUidls
    Get ComFetchUidls Of hoMailman vStUidls To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoMailman To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End

    Get ComCount Of hoStUidls To iCount
    Move 0 To i
    While (i < iCount)
        // Download the full email.
        Get ComStringAt Of hoStUidls i To sTemp1
        Get pvComObject of hoEmail to vEmail
        Get ComFetchByUidl Of hoMailman sTemp1 False 0 vEmail To iSuccess
        If (iSuccess = False) Begin
            Get ComLastErrorText Of hoMailman To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1
            Procedure_Return
        End

        Showln i
        Get ComFrom Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln "From: " sTemp1
        Get ComSubject Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln "Subject: " sTemp1

        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

    Get ComPop3EndSession Of hoMailman To iSuccess


End_Procedure